The new iPhones will have wireless charging

On Tuesday, Apple unveiled the iPhone X, alongside the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus -- all of which support wireless charging.

The new iPhones will use a universal wireless charging system called Qi, which is already widely available at coffee shops, stores and airports around the globe. It is in every Starbucks store, and Ikea makes furniture with wireless charging capabilities.

Apple teased its AirPower wireless charging mat, which will debut next year. It can simultaneously charge your iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch.

For now, users will have to use third-party wireless charging stations. Most wireless chargers that are already on the market will work with the iPhone, and they can be had for as little as $8 on Amazon.

In addition to supporting wireless charging, the iPhone 8 devices are faster, sturdier and have an improved camera. The company also previewed a few new features coming to iOS 11, such as augmented reality.

On Tuesday, Apple also revealed the Apple Watch Series 3, which is cellular-enabled.

oving the sticker shock by moving to a monthly payment model.

The average iPhone sold last quarter cost just $25 a month over two years. At $999, the iPhone X will cost $42 a month over two years. That means $17 a month more than what many are already paying.

Apple analyst Gene Munster, now with Loup Ventures, believes between 30% and 40% of Apple's customers would be willing to pay the $999 to buy the new iPhone.

People spend more than four hours a day on their phones, according to comScore. That makes them far more valuable than any other gadget -- including laptops, which easily sell for over $1,000.

"Your greatest return on investment for any piece of technology is your phone," Munster said. "People have become more comfortable spending lots of money on their phones."

The counterargument is that there are really great phones on the market now for less than $400. Xiaomi, OnePlus and Motorola have raced to offer competively-priced devices that maintain surprisingly high quality. Even Apple understands the appeal of lower-cost devices with its iPhone SE for $399.

But Horace Dediu, an Apple analyst with Asymco, believes offering a super high-end iPhone is the right move for Apple, because it follows a classic retail strategy.

Consumer goods makers typically offer low-end, mid-range and high-end products, and customers typically find themselves buying in the middle. Apple has offered a less-expensive and a mid-range iPhone, but it hasn't yet come out with a bells-and-whistles, aspirational iPhone for its biggest fans.

"Without an aspirational product, it assumes there's no value in a phone beyond its utility," Dediu said. "But some people want to buy expensive things to feel good about themselves, because they want to give expensive gifts or feel powerful or influential."

How does Apple's biggest fan feel about the $999 price?

"I'm sure that I'll want at least one of the new iPhone, but maybe not five of them, like in the past," Wozniak said.

Updated: A version of this article was published on Monday, before the Apple announcement.

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